Privacy Policy

Last Updated: September 2026

Blinky Publishing LLC, doing business as Terry Carter Music Store ("Company," "we," "us," or "our"), respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit www.terrycartermusicstore.com (the "Site") and use our services.

By using our Site, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We collect both personal information and non-personal information.

Personal Information

Personal information is information that identifies you as an individual. This may include:

• Name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Billing and shipping address
• Payment information
• Account login details
• Order history
• Customer support communications

This information is typically collected when you:

• Place an order
• Create an account
• Contact customer support
• Subscribe to email marketing
• Participate in promotions or surveys

Non-Personal Information

We automatically collect certain technical information when you visit our Site, including:

• IP address
• Browser type
• Device type
• Operating system
• Pages viewed
• Time spent on pages
• Referral sources
• Interaction with advertisements

This data helps us understand how visitors use our website and improve our services.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use collected information to:

• Process and fulfill orders
• Provide customer support
• Improve website performance
• Personalize your shopping experience
• Send order confirmations and shipping updates
• Send marketing emails, where permitted by law
• Prevent fraud and unauthorized activity
• Comply with legal obligations

You may opt out of marketing communications at any time using the unsubscribe link included in emails.

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve functionality and marketing performance.

Cookies help us:

• Remember your preferences
• Keep items in your shopping cart
• Analyze website traffic
• Deliver personalized advertisements

Types of cookies used may include:

Essential Cookies
Required for the website to function properly.

Performance Cookies
Help us analyze website usage and improve performance.

Advertising Cookies
Used to show relevant advertisements based on your browsing behavior.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may impact website functionality.

Text Message (SMS) Marketing and Cart Reminders

Terry Carter Music Store's website uses cookies to help keep track of items you put into your shopping cart, including when you have abandoned your cart. This information is used to determine when to send cart reminder messages by text message.

If you opt in to receive text messages from us, we may use this and related information to send you order updates, cart reminder texts, and marketing messages as described in our SMS Terms and the consent you provide at the time of opt-in. You may opt out of text message marketing at any time by replying STOP, or by using another opt-out method made available to you.

No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. All the above categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.

4. Advertising and Analytics

We use third-party services to help us analyze traffic and deliver relevant advertisements. These services may use cookies, pixels, and tracking technologies.

Google Ads & Google Analytics

We use Google Ads, Google Analytics, and Google Signals to:

• Measure website performance
• Understand visitor behavior
• Improve marketing campaigns
• Show ads to users who previously visited our website (remarketing)

Google may collect data including:

• Pages visited
• Interaction with advertisements
• Device and browser information
• Approximate location information

Google may combine this data with information from other Google services in accordance with its own privacy practices. Users can manage ad preferences through Google's advertising settings.

Meta Advertising

We use the Meta Pixel (also known as the Facebook Pixel) to track interactions with our website.

This allows us to:

• Measure advertising performance
• Show relevant ads on Facebook and Instagram
• Build custom audiences for advertising
• Understand how visitors interact with our website

Meta may combine collected information with other data it holds about users in accordance with its own privacy practices.

Third-Party Data Practices Disclaimer

Advertising platforms and analytics providers such as Google and Meta operate independently from Terry Carter Music Store. While we make reasonable efforts to work with reputable service providers, we do not control how these third parties collect, store, or process data once it is transmitted through their technologies. Users acknowledge that data collected through these services is subject to the respective privacy policies and practices of those third-party providers.

5. Shopify Platform

Our store is hosted on Shopify Inc. They provide the e-commerce platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you.

Your data may be stored through Shopify's data storage, databases, and applications on secure servers behind a firewall.

If you choose a direct payment gateway to complete your purchase, Shopify and its payment processors may store your payment data as necessary to process your transaction. Payment data is encrypted in accordance with applicable Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) requirements.

6. How We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information for money. We may share it with:

• Service providers who help us operate our business (e.g., Shopify, payment processors, shipping carriers, email/SMS platforms)
• Advertising and analytics partners, as described in Section 4
• Professional advisors, or as required to comply with the law, protect our rights, or respond to legal requests
• A successor entity in the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of business assets

We do not share your information with third parties for their own independent marketing purposes without your consent.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to process orders, provide customer support, comply with legal and tax obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. When information is no longer needed for these purposes, we take reasonable steps to delete or anonymize it.

8. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights under applicable privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA) and other U.S. state privacy laws. These may include the right to:

• Know what personal information we collect, use, and disclose
• Access the personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate personal information
• Request deletion of your personal information
• Opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information for targeted advertising, and of certain profiling

To exercise these rights, contact us at support@terrycartermusicstore.com. You may also opt out of the sharing of personal information for targeted advertising at any time on our Your Privacy Choices page, including via the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights.

9. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at support@terrycartermusicstore.com so we can delete it.

10. International Visitors

Our Site is hosted in the United States. If you are accessing our Site from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States, where our servers and service providers are located.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact us at:

Blinky Publishing LLC, doing business as Terry Carter Music Store
Email: support@terrycartermusicstore.com
Phone: (858) 290-4277